The document discusses crop production techniques in Bihar such as System of Rice Intensification (SRI) and hybrid rice. It provides statistics on land usage, crop yields, and production targets in Bihar. The key initiatives to promote SRI and hybrid rice techniques include distribution of seeds and equipment, trainings for farmers, and monitoring of crop growth and yields.

1. SRI TECHNIQUE
AND
CROP PRODUCTION
KRISHNA BIHARI DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE,
NODAL OFFICER,NFSM GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR

2. STATE PROFILE
Lakh Ha
Geographical Area 93.60
Gross Cropped Area 77.65
Net Cropped Area 56.63
Area Sown More than once 21.02
Net Irrigated Area 35.29
Area under Rice 35.00
Area under Wheat 24.00
Area under Pulses 7.00

3. PRODUCTIVITY GAP (Qtl/Ha)
WHEAT RICE
80
SRI 90
45
IPP 40
32
AVERAGE 23

4. LAND HOLDINGS
Farmer’s Holdings (No.) Operational holding (Ha)
Small Medium
9% 14%
Margina
l
Semi 41%
medium
23%
Marginal
83%
Small
19%

5. TARGET OF PRODUCTION
2008-09 2011-12
190.55
126.7 73
70
56
44
TOTAL RICE WHEAT

6. INTIATIVES
GREEN
MANURING 3 LAKH Ha
HYBRID 2 LAKH Ha
RICE
SRI TECHNIQUE 3.5 LAKH
Ha

7. GREEN MANURING
 SEED
DISTRIBUTION
 ENSURED
SOWING
 PLOUGHING

8. HYBRID RICE
 SEED ON SUBSIDY
 FARMER’S CHOICE OF
VARIETY
 KNOWLEDGE INPUT
 OTHER INPUTS ON
SUBSIDY
 CONVERGENGE OF SRI
TECHNIQUE

9. SRI TECHNIQUE
 WIDE PUBLICITY
 EFFICIENT TRAININGS
 INPUT KITS DISTRIBUTION
 ARRANGEMENT OF VERMI-COMPOST /
CONO-WEEDERS/ MARKERS
 VARIETAL CHOICE
 ONSITE LIVE TRAININGS
 HAND HOLDING OF JEEVIKA/WDC/KVK/SAU

10. CONO-WEEDER MARKER
Jh
SRI
fo
f/
tSfod [kkn
k 2 KG SEED
BIO-FERTILIZER
10

11. 8-12 DAY SEEDLING SINGLE PLANT
Jh
SRI
fo
f/
LIGHT
IRRIGATION
k SPACING
25X25 CM
11

12. PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN
 INAUGURATED BY
HON’BLE CHIEF MINISTER
 WIDE PUBLICITY IN
PRINT & ELECTRONIC
MEDIA
 PUBLIC
REPRESESNTATIVES IN
MAHOTSAVAS
 INITIATIVES BY HIGHER
AUTHORITIES
 HAND HOLDINGS BY
NGOs

13. TRAINING CAMPAIGN
 DISTRICT NODAL
OFFICERS
 AGRICULTURE
OFFICERS
 SUBJECT MATTER
SPECIALISTS
 KISAN SALAHKARS
 PROGRESSIVE

14. MONITORING
 SRI TRAINIGS
 LIVE DEMONSTRATIONS
 FIELD VISITS
 CROP CONDITIONS
 CROP CUTTING
EXPERIMENTS

15. FEED BACK
 ONLINE REPORTING
 REVIEW OF DISTRICT
NODALS
 PUBLIC

16. RESULT
 TARGET ACIEVED
 HIGHEST RICE YIELD RECORDED IN
NALANDA
 HIEGHER YIELD IN EVERY DISTRICT
REPORTED
 HON’BLE CHIEF MINISTER FELICITED THE
FARMERS IN NALANDA